The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council o.
the City of abilene, Kansas:

10 the Honorable Mayor and Council Of
the City of Abilene, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, your petitioners, being
| resident taxpayers OF Abilene, a city OF the
second class, or the State of Kansas, respectfully
petition your honorable body to submit to the
qualified electors OF said city, for their acceptance
or rejection, at a special election to be ordered
| by your honorable body, under and in pursuance
OF the laws of the State of Kansas and an Act
entitled IAN Act to authorize cities OF the first
and second classes TO issue bonds for the purpose
| of aiding railroad companies in securing and
paying Tor landStor right-of-way, depot grounds
| and terminal facilities" which took effect Feb
ruaTy 18th. 1856, the following proposition upon
the terms and conditions herein Specified to-wit
| shall the City OF Abilene in the State OF Kan
| SaS aid the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Rail
way Company, (Which company proposes to con-
| StIuct its line of railroad into or through said
City, as hereinafter Spected) securing and pay
ing for land for right-of-way, depot grounds and
| terminal facilities, by issuing TO said company
| the bonds of said city in the amount or fifteen
| thousand dollars, which said bonds shall be OF
| the denomination OF one thousand dollars each,
| and be payable at the fiscal agency OF the State
| of Kansas in New York City twenty-five years
from the date Of their issue, and bear interest at
rhe rate OF SIX per cent. per annum, the same to
be paid semi-annually, the interest thereon to be
| evidenced by coupons thereto attached, payable
| at said fiscal agency.
Provided, that no such bonds shall be issued to
! said railway company until its line OF railroad
| shall be completed and in operation through the
| said City of Abilene, with suitable freight and
passenger depot and station, in said City of Abb
| lele.
The forms OF ballots to be used at said election
| shall be "For the issuance of bonds to the
| Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Com
pdny" and Against the issuance OF bonds to the
| Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Com
| pahy.'
II is therefore, by the Mayor and Council of the
| City OF Abilene, State of Kansas, ordered and
tod flnat oil oil no hold ia
City of Abilene. State OF Kansas on the 18th day
OF April, 1887, 10 determine whether the PROPOSE
| ton to issue to The Chicago, Kansas and
| Nebraska Railway Company, the bonds OF said
| city TO the amount OF fifteen thousand dollars,
On the conditions contained in said petition shall
| be adopted or rejected. The special election
shall he held and returns made and result aScer-
| tanned and declared in the same manner as pro-
viled by law for general elections. The ballots
to he used in said election for and against said
proposition shall be OF the form and contain the
words stated in said petition. Three weeks
notice of said election shall be first given accord
i'm to law and the Mayor of said City of Abilene
l. hereby ordered and directed to give said notice
and make due proclamation of said election
Done at Abilene, Kansas, this 10th day of
March, 1857. y. W. RICE, Mayor.
IT, g. SMITH,
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+. 4. WHITE,
q. c. STERL, c
ID. L. PISLE, W. N'lLNhN'
VI. Ii. BERT.
G.. W. BRILLIANT,
q. E. SCHERER.
Attest: j. c. ROVER, City Clerk.
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